Gammill Classic Thread breaking

[Elizabeth]

I just purchased a Gammill Classic. I have already quilted 5 quilts. Everything has been going great. However, I have changed my thread, and needle, I've checked the bobbin thread tension, I've played with the regular tension. . . In other words I've checked everything, done everything I can think of, tutorials, the whole thing but I still have thread breakage. I bring up my bobbin thread, go to baste around the edge of the quilt and within the first stitch, the top thread breaks. Got any solutions?

[Elizabeth]

have you checked that your needle is in the right way around the long groove should be facing you - other that this maybe the thread is caught up on something I would try re-thread the machine and try again - it will be something simple like this.
Good luck

[Elizabeth]

What brand thread are you using?

[Eileen K.]

Some threads, like Glide, need very loose tension. Before you play with the rotary tension, do your adjustments on the intermittent tension. Go to YouTube, there are a ton of videos about Gammill. If none of that helps, call the factory.

[Linda J.]

I spray most of my thread with a pure silicon. It conditions the thread and I have less lint and breakage. It also lubricates all of the thread guides as it goes through them. I recently saw a video, where they used a liquid silicon and will have to look that up.

Check your top tension also. Any small burr on the needle plate or needle will cause thread to shred.
Sometimes I use invisible thread, when I use it I also change out my needle guides, as the invisible thread makes a groove that will shred thread also. I hope this helps.